Bone screw revision tools and methods of use
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1. An orthopedic instrument for revising a screw coupling a bone plate to a bone, the instrument comprising:
- an elongate member having a handle at a proximal end and a screw engagement portion at a distal end, the screw engagement portion adapted to expand to engage a screw head; and
a sleeve coupled to the elongate member;
wherein the sleeve is adapted to deflect a screw retention device.
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Abstract
The present application is directed to tools that may generally deflect a locking ring away from the fastener, and also engage a head of the fastener to rotate and remove the fastener from a vertebral member. The tools may include a first member that contacts and moves the locking ring away from the aperture 101. A second member engages the head and transfers torque to the fastener for removal from the vertebral member.
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38 Claims
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1. An orthopedic instrument for revising a screw coupling a bone plate to a bone, the instrument comprising:
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an elongate member having a handle at a proximal end and a screw engagement portion at a distal end, the screw engagement portion adapted to expand to engage a screw head; and
a sleeve coupled to the elongate member;
wherein the sleeve is adapted to deflect a screw retention device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A tool for removing a screw from an orthopedic plate of the type having at least one aperture therein for receiving the screw, the plate having a screw retaining member engaging a head of the screw, the tool comprising:
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a handle;
an elongate sleeve member rotatably coupled to the handle, the sleeve member having a proximal end and a distal end, the sleeve member distal end having an outer edge and an inner edge;
wherein the sleeve member outer edge is adapted to translate the screw retaining member away from the screw head when the sleeve is rotated relative to the handle; and
wherein the sleeve inner edge is adapted to grip an outer surface of the screw head. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A tool for removing a screw from an orthopedic plate of the type having at least one aperture therein for receiving the screw, the plate having a screw retaining member engaging a head of the screw, the tool comprising:
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a first elongate member rotatably coupled to a second elongate member in a generally coaxial configuration;
the second elongate member comprising a distal tip for engaging a tool-receiving recess in the screw head; and
wherein the first elongate member is adapted to extend outside a periphery of the screw head to engage the screw retaining member. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of removing a screw from an orthopedic plate, the plate having a screw retention device engaging a portion of a head of the screw, the method comprising:
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providing a screw revision tool comprising;
an elongate member having a handle at a proximal end and a screw engager at the distal end; and
a sleeve coupled to the elongate member;
translating the screw retention device away from the screw head with the sleeve;
gripping the screw head with the screw engager; and
axially translating the screw with the screw engager while the sleeve maintains the screw retention device away from the screw head. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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